Imani Oakley Archives - New Jersey Globe

After unanimous vote, N.J. Working Families Party supports Payne for re-election

May 19, 2022 1:29 pmMay 19, 2022 2:39 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th district, saying he is supportive of their core policies “and has been for years.” The vote in support of Payne over Democratic primary...

Timberlake endorses Payne for Congress

May 18, 2022 6:47 amMay 18, 2022 2:02 pm

Continuing the avalanche of bad news for mountebank candidate Imani Oakley, her former boss has endorsed her opponent in the Democratic congressional primary in New Jersey’s 10th district. Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange), perhaps the most progressive member of the...

Ruiz endorses Payne re-election campaign

May 5, 2022 2:04 pmMay 5, 2022 3:33 pm

State Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), the highest-ranking Newark politician in state politics, announced today that she is endorsing Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) for another term in Congress. “Congressman Payne has been a champion for education, childcare, and...

Payne gets endorsement from Sierra Club

April 19, 2022 2:12 pm

The Sierra Club, one of the county’s most influential environmental organizations, announced this morning that it is endorsing Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th congressional district. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Sierra...

Marianne Williamson swoops into N.J. politics with endorsement of Ocampo Grajales

April 19, 2022 10:18 am

Marianne Williamson, the motivational author whose eccentric 2020 presidential bid briefly captivated the national political scene, announced yesterday that she is endorsing David Ocampo Grajales for Congress in the 8th congressional district. “He’s a fearless progressive taking on a machine...

Payne raises $390k, his largest fundraising quarter ever

April 16, 2022 12:11 am

After years of lackluster fundraising, Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) posted his largest haul ever in the first quarter of 2022, raising $389,940 and accumulating a warchest of $569,353. That’s nearly double the amount Payne had ever raised before in a...

Val Demings backs Donald Payne for re-election

April 7, 2022 10:33 pm

A nationally prominent Black congresswoman has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), the second Black congressman in New Jersey history, making it more difficult for a primary opponent to argue that the re-election of the incumbent was marginalizing Black women...